Professor: MSU Segregating Campus By Affinity Groups Violates Civil Rights Act

He’s filed a complaint

Jamie A. Hope | April 15, 2021

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Proposed Michigan COVID Rule Forbids Leaving Shows Or Stadiums Before Getting Permission

‘Safe exit’ procedures raise many questions

Tom Gantert | April 15, 2021

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Whitmer Administration: Face Masks For Everyone; They’ll Let You Know When They Can Come Off

Michigan’s workplace regulators say they will ‘examine the continued need’ for face masks, other rules

Tom Gantert | April 14, 2021

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Audit: Evidence Lacking 40% Of Public School Educators Took Required Continuing Ed Courses

Department of Education created verification process only after audit found shortcoming

Jamie A. Hope | April 14, 2021

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Pandemic ‘Put Communities Through Hell’? Not As Measured By Government Pay Hikes

Lobbying group for local officials has made the claim

Tom Gantert | April 13, 2021

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Hold Political Opinionmakers Accountable for Fabricated Evidence

Details and evidence are often glossed over

James M. Hohman | April 12, 2021

Details and evidence are often glossed over

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Flint’s Bookkeeping Was A Mess Before Water Crisis — And Still Is

Not knowing how much the city has or owes contributes to all kinds of problems

Tom Gantert | April 12, 2021

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Senate-Passed Bill Would Prescribe Restaurant Lockdown Metrics In Law

Michigan’s hospitality industry fed up with shifting state standards

Dawson Bell | April 10, 2021

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Arrest Of Lockdown-Defying Restaurant Owner Violated Court Guidelines

An alphabet soup of agencies and departments was mobilized to put the owner of Marlena’s Bistro behind bars

Jamie A. Hope | April 9, 2021

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How The Union Contract And Bogus Merit Pay Hurt Teacher Of The Year Finalist

She gets $48,809, which is less than the average teacher pay in the district

Tom Gantert | April 8, 2021

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UK Variant In Just 0.02% Of Michigan’s COVID Cases; WaPo Blames It For Current Surge

Tom Gantert | April 7, 2021

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Experts Have Answers For Michigan’s COVID Spike, But Nothing Definite

Tom Gantert | April 7, 2021

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Michigan 12th-Most Restrictive State For COVID Policies

Tom Gantert | April 6, 2021

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If Not Numbers, What Drives Whitmer’s COVID Policies?

The same caseloads that triggered November lockdowns get no response in April

Tom Gantert | April 6, 2021

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Cities’ Clever And Prohibitive Fees Are Killing Michigan’s Open Records Law

Freedom of Information Act on life support as municipalities clamp down on access

Tom Gantert | April 5, 2021

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How To Make A School District Appear Underfunded: Ignore Big Pieces Of Revenue

Michigan’s public school establishment and friends regularly do it

Tom Gantert | April 3, 2021

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Four Years Running, Auditors Ding Benton Harbor Schools On Free Lunch Accounting

Federal government appears no more diligent enforcing its rules

Tom Gantert | April 2, 2021

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Flint Has 29 Cents For Each Dollar Needed To Cover Pension Promises

Annual income: $100 million; total pension promises: $388 million; result: misery

Tom Gantert | April 1, 2021

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Underfunded? Detroit, Benton Harbor, Flint Schools Got Far More Than State Average

The average district got $10,687 per student last year, but Flint got $26,916

Tom Gantert | March 31, 2021

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Michigan Has More Teachers Per Student Than 13 Years Ago

More favorable ratio challenges often-repeated claims of a teacher shortage

Tom Gantert | March 30, 2021

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